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Arizona emerges as test case for AI's energy and water crunch

Kevin Thompson, on the Arizona Corporation Commission, stated that utilities need to double their infrastructure in four to five years to meet AI demand. Federal electricity regulators may propose rules on Thursday that could accelerate data center grid connections while limiting costs to existing customers.
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Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 05:00 AM EDT
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